Matheus Neves

Primary care dentistry in Brazil : from prevention to comprehensive care

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health care indicators, work process characteristics, and the performance of preventive dental procedures by oral health care teams (OHCTs) assessed during the first phase of the PMAQ in Brazil. A census of 10 334 primary OHCTs was conducted. The outcome included topical application of fluoride, application of sealants, detection of oral lesions, and monitoring of suspected or confirmed cases of oral cancer. The multilevel Poisson regression model was used to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios. The performance of preventive dental procedures was 29.46% (3044/10 334; 95% confidence interval, 28.57-30.33), which was considered low.

Percepções de usuários e trabalhadores de saúde sobre a implantação do acolhimento em uma unidade de saúde em Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil

INTRODUCTION: This study boards the uses and the senses about the user embracement in the organization and redefinition of the attention processes in oral health. OBJECTIVE: Assess the perception of users and health workers of the Centro de Extensao Universitaria da Vila Fatima (CEUVF) on the deployment of welcoming reception to oral health services, through a qualitative approach. METHODOLOGY: It question is a qualitative inquiry with 5 users and 5 professionals of the Centro de Extensao Universitaria da Vila Fatima (CEUVF) - PUCRS - a teaching and health unity linked to the public service of Porto Alegre. Through semi-structured interviews and subsequent content analysis, it was aimed to describe and evaluate the perceptions of users and health workers about the use of welcoming reception in front of the signs-concepts such as: access, universality, resolutivity, humanization, integrality and redirection of the attention model. RESULT: The analysis of the implementation of the welcoming reception revealed the obstacles and difficulties reported by participants themselves. There are difficulties in ensuring universal access and resoluteness guaranteed by the host. The welcoming reception meant a change in the health care provided in CEUVF, more humane and comprehensive.

Association between depressive symptoms and dental care-seeking behavior among elderly Brazilian people

Background Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent among the elderly population (10%). These symptoms frequently appear when there is a loss of quality of life associated with social exclusion and the appearance of severe diseases. Feelings of sadness, discouragement, despondency and deception, and events such as the loss of close friends and family can also be related to these symptoms. The consequences of depressive symptoms include negative oral health outcomes, such as a decrease in the frequency of toothbrushing, greater prevalence of caries and higher probability of the appearance of periodontitis. Aim This study aimed to evaluate the association between the presence of depressive symptoms and problem-oriented oral healthcare behavior, as well as the absence of healthcare-seeking behavior. Material and method 872 elderly people living in two health districts in Porto Alegre were evaluated. They provided information on socioeconomic variables at an interview, and responded to the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 and to a questionnaire assessing dental care-seeking behavior. In addition, an oral examination was performed. When analyzed using Poisson regression with robust variance, the variables of male sex, less schooling, lower income, reduced number of teeth, presence of root remnants and presence of depressive symptoms were found to be independently associated with the outcome. Result There was a significant difference regarding dental care-seeking behavior in relation to elderly people presenting depressive symptoms and those in low socioeconomic strata having poor oral status. Conclusion It was concluded that these factors need to be taken into consideration when evaluating dental care-seeking behavior.